Posts by The Rev. Frank M. Spadafora
The Constant Battle (Galatians 5:16-24)
The battle between good and evil continues in our nation and around the world … and in the lives of everyday Christians. — we continue to have vile comments about Charlie Kirk and sadly, sometimes among family and friends — we had a Muslim mayor telling a Christian that he wasn’t welcome in the city…
Read MoreOur God IS Faithful (Galatians 3:16-22)
This past week there were two events that occurred that if you didn’t believe in a sovereign God — a God that is in complete and absolute control — could shake your faith … or at least question it. The first was the assassination of Charlie Kirk — a 31 year old husband, father and…
Read MoreLiving Witnesses (2 Corinthians 3:4-9)
A little over a week ago there was that tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota. The victims were in a church praying. Immediately there were many statements about the identity of the shooter … most of which were wrong. As usual … there were many calling for prayer for the families and victims…
Read MoreNothing New! (1 Corinthians 10:1-13)
I once attended a wedding in a church where musical instruments were forbidden during their worship services. They were not allowed to use them. And you want to know why? Because the New Testament does not mention any musical instruments. I kid you not! They had made such a distinct division between the Old Testament…
Read MoreNo Comparison (Romans 8:18-23)
This past week we saw the continuing reports about the flooding in Texas, much of it centered around a Christian camp for girls. As the week went on the death toll kept rising … and many are still missing. I thought of all the parents who had lost their children. I was especially touched by…
Read MoreMiracles, Miracles!! (St. Mark 8:1-9)
I have difficulty sometimes … when watching media adaptations of Biblical stories … when the Scriptures are clear … and they depart from the scriptures and give their own interpretation. For example … in one of the movies on the life and death of Jesus … they had Judas throwing himself on the flames of…
Read MoreWhen Will You Know? (St. Matthew 5:20-26)
If you drive through the city of Philadelphia — which I do often — you see a number of buildings with names on them … — the Kimmel Center … concert hall — the Sidney Kimmel Medical Center — the Honickman Center at Jefferson Hospital — the Perelman Campus at Children’s Hospital … the list…
Read MoreWhat we Believe! (St. John 3:1-18)
For those who have been watching the news … we have seen what some have described as the mostly peaceful protests in Los Angeles … and then we see the burning cars … the dozens of stores that have been looted … the destruction of property … … and we ask … how can anyone…
Read MoreStill Happening (John 15:26-16:4)
It was reported recently that 23 Christians were massacred by Muslims in Nigeria — another event in the ongoing persecution of Christians around the world. Last week in Seattle … a group of Christians were worshiping and trying to minister to the needs of their community when they were infiltrated and attacked by Antifa —…
Read MoreDoers of the Word (James 1:22-27)
We seem to be reading and hearing about a lot of natural disasters. There’s been floods … forest fires … tornado’s … earthquakes … tsunami’s … In many of these disasters we find that there is usually an outpouring of response by outside agencies to help in the disasters. Many of these agencies are decidedly…
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